A Texan conservative Anglican -- yes, a square peg -- ponders both churchly and worldly things and enjoys his new church.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Pope Francis? “Rabbits?” Really?

First, to be fair to Pope Francis, I agree with the tenor of his comments on having children.There are times when having more and
more children is irresponsible, such
as when taking care of one’s current kids is already problematic.And I like rabbits myself.In fact, I recently bought a dwarf
rabbit as a pet for a neighbor and have fallen in love with the darn adorable
thing myself.

But his referring to
breeding like “rabbits” is offensive and too easily taken as a cut on large
families.My best friends have
seven boys.They are all like
family to me, and they are a wonderful family with more brain power than many
universities. They and
families like them deserve more courtesy than that from Pope Francis.

I think the Pope meant
well.But I agree with Father Z (in an earlier context) that it is time for someone to quietly suggest to the Holy Father that he dial
back the off-the-cuff comments.